Grammar Lesson - There is/ There are
Beginner level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of 'there is/ there are' in the context of cities in particular.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide accuracy speaking practice in the context of cities, and later in pair work as we discuss the cities that the students choose, and finally pracitce in fluency with 'there is/ there are.'
Procedure (34-44 minutes)
Through the handout students will be introduced the grammar subject 'there is/ there are' with the handouts from Straight Forward Student's book page 76 as a language reference. There, I will explain the students the differences between there is and there are and make sure the students clearly understand it.
The students will underline the correct word to complete the sentences individually on example 1, page 61; Student's book - Straight Forward. Then, I will let them check their answers together in pairs. Through the listening 2.10, the students will listen to the recording and check their answers.
I will ask the students to make similar sentences, not more than three, about their classroom with pairwork where they will get to practice their writing skills and understand the grammar subject 'there is/ there are' in a better way. First I will write an example to the board, and will want them to do the same.
I will write St Petersburg on the board and then will ask the students 'What do you know about St. Petersburg?' and will try to elicit as much as information I can. Then, on Student's Book, exercise 3, on page 61, I will ask the students make sentences with the bold words on the text. I will do the first example for them and let them do the rest. Then, I will let the students check their answers in pairs.
Preview the speaking task by doing a short There is/ There are drill. I will write the following words on the board, an airport, a cathedral, hotels, apartments, a castle, bridges. Then, I will model the sentences, for example: 'There is an airport. There are hotels.' I will want the students make sentences like that. After that, I will ask the students to repeat and concentrate on good pronunciation.
I will ask the students think of a city that they know well. Then I will tell them to make a brief notes about the city under the headings, as they can see on page 61, Student's Book. I will monitor and help with ideas and vocabulary. I will give them 3 to 4 minutes to think about what they are going to say in their presentation. I will do an example if necessary.
I will ask the students to write their presentation notes on the handouts, as this will help them to develop their note taking in English, as in target language, since they are beginner level students. Then, I will let the students present their city breaks to each other with pairwork. In feedback, I will ask the students whether they would like to go on their partner's city break.